I remember the Saturday in the late nineties when I found myself in DC for the weekend. I was moving one of the kids into an apartment.

Four days earlier, I had told Mr ConfettiMan that I was going to try and join them on the Saturday regular protest if I had the chance.

The weather had turned to cold rain and he and others such as the good Dr had left early. I walked the entire fence perimeter twice looking to finally meet them in person. It didn’t happen, much to my disappointment. I told the kid involved that I just pee’d on the fence and left, and knowing how much I detested Clinton, she thought I was serious for a moment.

Both of these young vibrant fellows, activists to the core, ready to put their time on the line, gone way too young. They have my prayers but also my gratitude for their leadership.

the first time i ever took part in a Freep, Dr Raoul was the driving force...it was 2/15/2003; there were 250K “peace protestors” (another words anyone who had a gripe against America) marching on the UN against the upcoming war in Iraq-

Dr Raoul led about two dozen of us to meet them face-to-face in the streets on 2nd Avenue....to say it got intense would be putting it mildly...he carried his infamous sign at the time; “WE GAVE PEACE A CHANCE- WE GOT 9-11”..

Afterwards Dr Raoul could see i was a little down; 250K of them, 20 or so of us...he said, “they’ve been at this for four decades- we’re just getting started!”- that gave me a lot of hope to the point i held my own single man Freeps against hillary clinton’s, move on house party’s etc...

the best words i can say is we, and by “we” i mean the nation and the Conservative movement, would be better off if we had hundreds of activists such as Dr Raoul...

family members who want more info feel free to Freep mail me...

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posted on 03/25/2013 12:03:12 PM PDT
by God luvs America
(63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)

This is sad news to hear. Dr. Raoul appeared at many FReeps with the DC chapter and had an uncanny quick wit. He had a software program that let him print out tape together the most awesome and hilarious protest signs. He racked up a lot of miles to get to DC so often. Together with kristinn they made an unbelievably effective tag team. If I recall correctly he was at the White House Freep the day in 2000 of the Elian Gonzalez raid and we made it over to the main gate at Andrews AFB to continue. Some other street theater was a Bill Clinton mask while holding plastic red roses and a sign that simply said ‘Looking for a Date’ or something like that. RIP Dr. Raoul.

I remember Raoul outside a moveon.org meeting. He had a megaphone and he kept saying “Attention everyone, please remember that there is a two drink minimum. Ted Kennedy is in the house and everyone must buy him two drinks !”

Well, WHO was in the striped prison garb and Clinton and Gore masks at the FR Inaugural Ball in 2001? I thought that was Kristinn and Dr. Raoul, although I couldn’t swear to it because, of course, they were wearing masks. They brought down the house when Mike Huckabee launched into Jailhouse Rock and those two took the stage with their antics!

Sidesplittingly funny.

We’ve lost quite a few since then. Bad Joe is another one who is gone who I remember from that party.

Well, WHO was in the striped prison garb and Clinton and Gore masks at the FR Inaugural Ball in 2001? I thought that was Kristinn and Dr. Raoul, although I couldn’t swear to it because, of course, they were wearing masks. They brought down the house when Mike Huckabee launched into Jailhouse Rock and those two took the stage with their antics!

Sidesplittingly funny.

We’ve lost quite a few since then. Bad Joe is another one who is gone who I remember from that party.

I followed in Dr. Raoul’s footsteps in “bedeviling” Hillary Clinton at a Lying History book signing here in ATL. And by that I mean showing up to protest her in a devil mask, as Dr. Raoul did many times. There were a number of us who did this in that era.

I had the distinct honor of being on several DC freeps with the good Doctor. What a personality, what positive energy, what wit.....and what a patriot.

I know he's sitting at the right hand of God right now, regaling Him with freeper stories....but definitely not in his devil's costume!

The memory grows dim sometimes, but I remember him from the Marches, the freeps in front of the White House, freeping outside the DC Correspondents Banquet....and, of course, the Inaugural Ball. He was a driving force in every freep.

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